27 Nov 2016 | Composition, Creative ideas, Genres, Illumination, Photography Techniques, Still life Photography
Key question before you start What do we want to say with your image? Looking for new forms of expression Always look for new ways of expressing yourself; using new objects, different textures and materials. New order of things The object is more than a...
22 Nov 2016 | Composition, Creative ideas, Photography Techniques, Portrait Photography, Still life Photography
What is contrast and why is it important in composition? Contrast is the effect of colour and the differences that occur when we compare various colours. If the differences are very pronounced, we speak of a polar contrast. Thus, the oppositions warm-cool,...
20 Nov 2016 | Composition, Inspiration (photographers), Photography tricks, Portrait Photography
In today’s article we discuss hand positioning in portrait photography. The hands speak The expression on the face of the subject can tell us a lot about the person portrayed but the hands, and especially the fingers, can provide some additional but important...
3 Nov 2016 | Composition, Creative ideas, Genres, Inspiration (photographers), Photography Techniques, Portrait Photography
Classics Already in the Renaissance period the great painters such as Leonardo da Vinci, Albrecht Dürer or later Rembrandt wrote several treatises on human anatomy, having also a special interest in the subject of portraiture. They were interested in any kind of...
